| This article is about the multispecies, the spirits of the deceased. You may be looking for Ghost Wolf, the zephyr son of Snow White and Bigby Wolf. |
| “ | I wish they'd let me join them in death. I would have been a great ghost. | „ |
| ~ Rapunzel on the funa yurei, Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland" |
Ghosts are a multispecies of Fable that debuts in Fables #56 – "“Jiminy Christmas”."
Physiology and traits
Ghosts are ectoplasmic entities[1] who are spirits of the deceased.
Ghosts can appear as a visible manifestation to the living, and sometimes even interact with the living world: Santa Claus presents Flycatcher with the ghost of his wife, briefly called back to the land of the living so that she can restore him to human form.[2] Mayumi came back as a fully corporeal ghost after her suicide,[3] and Connor Wolf engages in a sexual encounter with[1] the angry ghost of La Llorona.[4]
Some ghosts, such as Frau Totenkinder[5] and King Edward, have been known to possess others.[6]
History
Homelands
When Rapunzel washed up on the shores the Hidden Kingdom after sailing off the edge of the world, she was rescued by the funa yurei, the spirits of the drowned, who clothed her in fine garments and brought her to the Celestial Palace, where she became part of the local Emperor's court.[7]
As Snow White and her sister Rose Red sought refuge in the Black Forest to evade the goblin forces of the Adversary, Rose Red spoke to the hidden malevolent fairies and ghosts she suspected inhabited the area. She expressed that she and her sister were merely traversing the forest, had no intention of causing harm, and sincerely regretted the necessity of their intrusion.[8]
Fabletown
After the magic holding Fabletown together have been unraveled, Bufkin is stranded in the Business Office along with all the formerly imprisoned Fables. The flying monkey worries, stating that ghosts and all sorts of creatures have been freed and roaming the Business Office.[9]
Known ghosts
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Original source
In worldwide folklore, a ghost is the soul or specter of a deceased individual, often thought to reside in the netherworld and have the ability to reappear in some manifestation in the physical world. It may manifest itself as a corporeal being or a nebulous representation of the departed individual, and sometimes it takes on other forms. The concept of ghosts stems from the idea that a human soul can be detached from the physical body and continue to exist even after death.[12]